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Fragment (top) of limestone false door of Neferi; tablet: figure of Neferi seated before table of offerings, two lines of incised hieroglyphs above enumerating offerings of a thousand jugs of beer, a thousand loaves of bread, etc; jambs: inscribed in sunk relief (titles and name of Neferi); lintel: inscribed for venerated one Neferi; belongs with 12.1498, 12.1515.

Details

ID
MFAB_12.1393
Alternate IDs
MFAB_12.1393; 12.1393
Department
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Classification
Architectural elements-Stelae
Period
Old Kingdom, Dynasty 5
Title
Fragment of limestone false door of Neferi
Medium
Limestone
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: .56 H. .58 W.
Credit Line
Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Provenance
Debris E of mastaba G 2200 (= G 5080), S end
Notes
This object was excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition, but was not recorded in any object register book. Excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; 1912: assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.
Remarks
Fragmentary (incomplete) false door of Neferi: MFA 12.1393 + MFA 12.1498 + MFA 12.1515

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